Court held that Supreme Court in Assessing Officer v. Nestle SA (2023) 155 taxmann.com 384 (SC) held that for a party to claim benefit of a “same treatment” clause, based on entry of DTAA between India and another state which is member of OECD, relevant date is entering into treaty with India and not a later date, when, after entering into DTAA with India, such country becomes an OECD member, in terms of India’s practice.Further, a stipulation in a DTAA or a protocol with one nation requires same treatment in respect to a matter covered by its terms, subsequent to its being entered into when another nation (which is member of a multilateral organization such as OECD), is given better treatment, does not automatically lead to integration of such term extending same benefit in regard to a matter covered in DTAA of first nation, which entered into DTAA with India, and thus, terms of earlier DTAA would require to be amended through a separate notification under section 90 Since issue raised by assessee was covered by said decision of Supreme Court, writ petition was to be closed.
Societe De Participations Financieres Et Industrielles Spafi(2024) 297 Taxman 75 (Delhi)(HC)
S. 90 :Double taxation relief-A notification under section 90(1) would be a mandatory condition to give effect to a DTAA, or any protocol changing its terms or conditions, which would have effect of altering existing provisions of law; for a party to claim benefit of a same treatment clause, based on entry of DTAA between India and another state which is member of OECD, relevant date would be entering into treaty with India and not a later date, when, after entering into DTAA with India, such country becomes an OECD member, in terms of India’s practice-OECD Model Convention-art, 24-Writ petition is dismissed. [ITR. 128, Art. 226]